Ladyfingers Recipe & Video

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You may know them as Ladyfingers but these long finger- or oval- shaped sponge cookies are also known around the world as Boudoir biscuits, sponge biscuits, sponge fingers, Naples biscuits, Savoy biscuits (Savoiardi) and biscuits la cuiller. Although these delicate and sweet tasting sponge cookies can be eaten on their own or as an accompaniment to ice creams and sorbets, they really shine when soaked in a syrup and used as part of more complex desserts such as Tiramisu, English Trifles, or Charlottes.

Ladyfingers are made from a sponge cake batter where the egg yolks and sugar are beaten together until very thick and then flour and beaten beaten egg whites are folded in. Their unique "finger" shape is the result of piping the batter onto the baking sheet. The final touch is to dust the tops of the unbaked cookies with powdered sugar before baking to give them a crisp yet sweet outside crust. These ladyfingers are definitely at their best the day they are made. Keep in mind that homemade ladyfingers are not the same as store bought. The commerically made Savoiardi tend to be much more crisp and firm. Whereas homemade Ladyfingers are more soft and pliable.

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